Vulcanizer.



H. G. SGHNOEBELEN.

VULGANIZER. APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 24, 1913.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

ATTORNE Y8 HUBERT C. SCI-INOEBELEN, OF BERESFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

' VULCANIZEE.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented J an. 112, 1915.

Application filed June 24, 1913. Serial No. 775,468.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUBERT C. ScHNoEB- ELEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Beresford, in the county of Union and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vulcanizers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in vulcanizers, and has for its object to provide a transportable device of the character specified, adapted to be carried in an automobile or other vehicle and capable of use for repairing damaged tires and the like.

In the drawings :Figure l is a perspective view of the improved vulcanizer, Fig. 2 is a vertical section, and Fig. 3 is a transverse horizontal section.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a casing composed of a base 1, a

top 2, ends 3, and a curved face 4, the said face being curved transversely and arranged with its concave face outwardly. The casing is also provided with a partial rear wall 5, the said wall connecting the ends and the bottom, extending for approximately one third of the height of the casing.

The casing is provided with an internal partition wall 6, the said partition extending transversely of the casing near the wall 4, and the said partition wall is curved on the same are as the wall 4, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3. The casing is also provided with three longitudinally extending partition walls 7 the said walls being spaced at regular intervals with respect to each other and at regular intervals with respect to the end walls 3.

The walls 7 extend from the wall 4 to the wall 5, and the partition wall 6 intersects each of the said walls to form four compartments 8 at the wall 1, the said compartments extending the full height of the casing, and each being of approximately the same cross section. Each of the said compartments 8 is provided with an internally threaded opening 9 at its top, and the openings of three of the compartments are capable of being sealed by threaded plugs 10.

The opening of the other compartment is engaged by a pressure relief valve 11, and

the said compartments 8 communicate with.

each other by means of a fan-shaped opening 12, the said opening being at the bottom of the wall 7 and adjacent to the partition wall 6. That portion of the partition walls 7 between the wall 6 and the wall 5 divides the casing into 'four compartments 13, the said compartments being of approximately rectangular cross section and of approximately equal size.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 2 that each of the compartments l8 communicates with all of the other compart ments by means of openings 14 at the bottom of the walls 7 and adjacent to the Wall 5. Each of the said partitions 7 is also cutaway at its top as indicated at 15, to form a triangular opening between the upper end of the said partition wall and the top 2. The casing is provided at each side with a laterally extending arm 16, the said arms ex tending from approximately the center of the outer faces of the Walls 8 and each arm is provided with a transverse opening 17 near its free end. c l

The compartments 8, which as before stated, communicate with each other, are designed to contain water, and the valve 11 is a safety valve for the purpose of relieving excess pressure. The compartments 13 are adapted to contain gasolene, which is burned to heat the water to generate steam, whereby to vulcanize the rlubber of the tire.

In order that a single safety valve may be used, the compartments 8 communicate at their upper ends by means of openings 12 in the partition walls 7. The openings 12 are adjacent to the wall 6, and at the tops as stated, in order that the steam generated in the said compartments may pass freely from one compartment to the other, thus equalizing the pressure and providing for a uniform pressure throughout the four compartments. I

The arms 16 are for permitting the casing to be secured to the tire. The casing in practice, will be of cast iron, and it will be noticed that that portion of the top 2 at the tops of the compartments 8 is slightly thicker than the remainder of the top in or der to permit a secure engagement of the plugs'10 and the valve 11 with the casing.

In use, the vulcanizer is of such size that it may be easily carried in an automobile or other vehicle and when it is desired to repair a damaged tire for instance, the new section is properly placed, after which the device is clamped to the tire, by means of a chain or the like engaging the opening 17 of the arm 16. The gasolene is then ignited and the water in the compartments 8 is heated to the proper temperature and the heat vulcanizes the rubber.

I claim 1. A vulcanizer of the character specified, comprising a casing having its front wall curved transversely from side to side and arranged with its concave surface outwardly for engaging a tire, said casing having an arm extending laterally from approximately the center of each of its side walls, each arm having an opening for engagement by a securing means to secure the casing to a tire, the said casing having its rear wall cut away at the top for approximatelytwothirds of the height of the casing, said casing having an arched partition extending transversely thereof in spaced relation with respect to the curved front wall and having a series of parallel spaced partition Walls extending from the front to' the rear wall,said partition walls dividing the interior of the easing into a series of compartments adj acent to the curved front wall of approximately equal size and of approximately square cross section, and a series of compartments adjacent to the rear Wall and of approximately rectangular cross section, each ofthe firstmamed compartments having a communication with the adjacent compartments at the top and bottom of the com partment, and each of the last-named compartments having a communication withthe adjacent compartment near the bottom thereof, the top wall of the casing having an internally threaded opening at each of the first-named compartments, a safety valve engaging the opening of one compartment and sealing plugs threaded into the openings ofthe other compartments.

2. A vulcanizer of the character specified, comprising a casing having its front wall concave'transversely for engaging a tire and having a series of spaced parallel partitions'extending from the front to the rear thereof, and having an arched partition arranged in spaced relation to the concave Wall and intersecting the first-named partitions to form a series of water com partments adjacent to the concave wall and a series of compartments for containing a combustible on the opposite side of the water compartments from the concave wall, the

compartmentsof each series communicating with each other near the top and bottom of the casing, the rear wall of the casing being cut away at the top of the casing to permit access to the last-named series of compartments, said casing having an internally threaded opening at the top of each of the first-named series of compartments, a safety valve in the opening of one compartment, andsealing-plugs in the openings of the other compartments, said casing having oppositely extending arms at the sides thereof for engagement by a securing means to hold the casing to a tire.

3. A vulcanizer of the character specified, comprising a casing having its front wall concave transversely for engaging a tire and having a series of spaced parallel partitions extending from the front to the rear thereof and having an arched partition arranged in spaced relation to the concave Wall and intersecting the first-named partitions to form a series of water compartments adj acent to the concave wall, and a series of compartments for containing a combustible on the opposite side of the compartments from the concave wall, the compartments of each series communicating with each other near the top and bottom of the casing, the rear wall of'the casing being cut away at the top of the casing to permit access to the lastnamed series of compartments, said casing having an internally threaded opening at the top of each of the first-named series of compartments, a safety valve in the opening of one compartment, and sealing plugs in the openings of the other compartments.

HUBERT O. SCHNOEBELEN. Vitnesses:

E. R. ZALISKY, C. O. PETERSON.

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Washington, 10.10." 

